Reparative

//ɹɪˈpɛəɹətɪv// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which repairs. rare

    "[…] the Dukes fame did still remain more and more in obliquie among the masse of people, whose judgements are only reconciled with good successes, so as he saw plainly that he must abroad again to rectifie with his best endeavour under the publike service, his own reputation; Whereupon new preparatives were in hand, and partly reparatives of the former beaten at Sea:"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to or intended to repair.

    "reparative surgery"

  2. 2
    Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation.

    "reparative justice"

Synonyms

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amendatoryanalepticapologeticasceticatoningbalancing

Example

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"Men shal giue the patient medicines confortatiue and reparatiue, that restore the spirites, and bringeth them againe."

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reparative therapy

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